“Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons.” FormDragonsHeroismFlashy Author:Mira Grant
“What do you say when someone takes on a really bad ass, murdering sucker for you? There just aren't words for that.” AssBad AssSucker Author:Lilith Saintcrow
“Beautifully drawn, solid, compelling characters against a background so real and scary I left the lights on all night. It was great!” RealCharacterLightNightLeftScaryBackgroundsCompellingAll Night Author:P. N. Elrod
“As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue.” IfsLongPracticeFinancialRationalMaking MoneyContributionRoguesContribution To Society Author:David Korten
“But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living.” MeanViewsEconomyTestsRadicalDecentProviding Author:David Korten
“Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.” EnemyDemocracyCapitalism Author:David Korten
“Global competition is about winners and losers.” CompetitionWinnerLoserWinner And Loser Author:David Korten
“Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.” StrongSocialRightsProudWeakWorkersInjusticeFabric Author:David Korten
“If you look at the US economy over the last 15-20 years wages have been stagnating or even declining.” IfsYearsLooksHas BeensLastsEconomyWages Author:David Korten
“As corporations gain in autonomous institutional power and be-come more detached from people and place, the human interest and the corporate interest increasingly diverge. It is almost as though we were being invaded by alien beings intent on colonizing our planet, reducing us to serfs, and then excluding as many of us as possible.” PeopleHumansInterestPlanetsGainsAliensCorporateCorporationsOur PlanetReducingDetachedAutonomousSerfs Author:David Korten